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John Wayne Pioneer Trail Public Comments We Would Like to See The John Wayne Pioneer Trail Public Comments We would like to see the eastern section of the John Wayne Trail kept open and NOT transferred back to adjacent land owners. Would the state consider opening this trail up to street-legal two-wheeled vehicles (a.k.a. enduro and adventure motorcycles) and snowmobiles? If bikes rode this trail regularly it would keep the weeds and grass down thus minimizing trail maintenance. It would be a shame to see this public treasure lost just because of trail use restrictions. Trails like this (and routes like the WABDR) when opened up to motorized-use bring in visitors from outside our state. It's an adventure tourist's dream to ride through land like the rolling hills of eastern WA." I am a co-founder of the non-profit Backcountry Discovery Routes based in Seattle. We would like to see the eastern section of the John Wayne Trail kept open and NOT transferred back to adjacent land owners. Would the state consider opening this trail up to street-legal two-wheeled vehicles (a.k.a. enduro and adventure motorcycles) and snowmobiles? We have created a motorcycle route across Washington north to south called the WABDR. It crosses through Ellensburg so this eastern section would come close to connecting to our route. If bikes rode this trail regularly it would keep the weeds and grass down thus minimizing trail maintenance. It would be a shame to see this public treasure lost just because of trail use restrictions. Trails like this (and routes like the WABDR) when opened up to motorized-use bring in visitors from outside our state. It's an adventure tourist's dream to ride through land like the rolling hills of eastern WA. If you have any questions for me please ask. I am also a co-founder of Trails.com (which I no longer own) and the author of the book 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Seattle which was revised this summer and will be out in the 3rd edition next spring. I am a huge advocate of trails being open to ALL users - hikers, bikers, skiers, motorcycles, snowmobiles, etc. Thanks for considering this idea. I would like to see the eastern section of the John Wayne Trail kept open and NOT transferred back to adjacent land owners. Would the state consider opening this trail up to street-legal two-wheeled vehicles (a.k.a. enduro and adventure motorcycles) and snowmobiles? If bikes rode this trail regularly it would keep the weeds and grass down thus minimizing trail maintenance. It would be a shame to see this public treasure lost just because of trail use restrictions. Trails like this (and routes like the WABDR) when opened up to motorized-use bring in visitors from outside our state. It's an adventure tourist's dream to ride through land like the rolling hills of eastern WA. I think you will find these people to be very responsible and would use the trail wisely. "We would like to see the eastern section of the John Wayne Trail kept open and NOT transferred back to adjacent land owners. Would the state consider opening this trail up to street-legal two-wheeled vehicles (a.k.a. enduro and adventure motorcycles) and snowmobiles? If bikes rode this trail regularly it would keep the weeds and grass down thus minimizing trail maintenance. It would be a shame to see this public treasure lost just because of trail use restrictions. Trails like this (and routes like the WABDR) when opened up to motorized- use bring in visitors from outside our state. It's an adventure tourist's dream to ride through land like the rolling hills of eastern WA." Thank you for doing your part to keep trails and roads open for all adventure seekers! Please reconsider your thoughts on closing the iron horse Trail. Public land is shrinking everywhere due to budget constraints I believe. This is unacceptable for future generations to come to be able to enjoy the land. Thank you Sergeant USMC We would like to see the eastern section of the John Wayne Trail kept open and NOT transferred back to adjacent land owners. Would the state consider opening this trail up to street-legal two-wheeled vehicles (a.k.a. enduro and adventure motorcycles) and snowmobiles? If bikes rode this trail regularly it would keep the weeds and grass down thus minimizing trail maintenance. It would be a shame to see this public treasure lost just because of trail use restrictions. Trails like this (and routes like the WABDR) when opened up to motorized-use bring in visitors from outside our state. It's an adventure tourist's dream to ride through land like the rolling hills of eastern WA." I would like to see the eastern section of the John Wayne Trail kept open and NOT transferred back to adjacent 1 land owners. Trails like this bring in visitors from outside our state and are a treasured resource to those of us fortunate enough to live within easy access. As someone who has spent time riding on this trail, I can tell you It's an adventure tourist's dream. We should embrace this trail as a National icon - one of the longest rail-trails in the US. What else can we do as trail users to help retain public ownership and access to this historic route? Thank you for doing your part to keep trails and roads open for all adventure seekers! I would like to see the eastern section of the John Wayne Trail kept open and NOT transferred back to adjacent land owners. "We would like to see the eastern section of the John Wayne Trail kept open and NOT transferred back to adjacent land owners. Would the state consider opening this trail up to street-legal two-wheeled vehicles (a.k.a. enduro and adventure motorcycles) and snowmobiles? If bikes rode this trail regularly it would keep the weeds and grass down thus minimizing trail maintenance. It would be a shame to see this public treasure lost just because of trail use restrictions. Trails like this (and routes like the WABDR) when opened up to motorized- use bring in visitors from outside our state. It's an adventure tourist's dream to ride through land like the rolling hills of eastern WA." Thank you for doing your part to keep trails and roads open for all adventure seekers! I have personally ridden this trail and can’t wait to do it again. The remoteness is stark and wonderful. It’s a treasure. I'm writing you to voice my concern about the proposed closure of the eastern section of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. From reading articles I understand there have been concerns with lack of maintenance and weeds on this section of trail due to limited use by bicycles, hikers and horses. It's a shame to lose any public trail to closure since there is zero chance they'll ever reopen again and these types of trails and nature deserve to stay in the public hands. My suggestion is to open this section of trail up to street legal adventure and enduro motorcycles in the summer and snowmobiles in the winter so that it sees more regular use. Regular motorcycle use would drastically cut down on the out of control weeds and regular use would help deter illegal dumping and trespassing that the land owners are complaining about. In the last 10 years, this segment of the motorcycle community has grown exponentially and riders like myself travel the country to go find our next adventure. Unimproved Legal Trails like this one are a biker's dream and there's no reason motorcycles can't coexist with bicycle riders, horse back riders, and hikers. As a motorcycle rider we know the importance of staying on the "trails" or risk losing them. We also tend to self police others if we see them risking all our rights. If you haven't already, look up the Back Country Discovery Routes (BDR's) that the company Butler Maps have created. In just in the last 6 years they have developed back country routes in WA, CO, UT, ID, AZ, & NM. Motorcyclists like myself have traveled across the country to go ride these trails. On popular motorcycle forums like Advrider.com, you can find numerous threads about riders each year that go tackle the next BDR as they are created. Two good reasons for the high popularity of these trails are we know they are legal and we know someone has done the hard work of laying out a trail and connecting the dots. In this particular case, the WABDR would be accessible from Eastern WA by the John Wayne Pioneer Trail which I guarantee you would attract motorcycles all over to have another path to connect into the WABDR. Word would quickly spread in the motorcycle community about this new "legal" trail to ride and it would bring in tourism dollars for the communities in this area. If you worked with the motorcycle community or groups in that area, I'm sure a volunteer group could also be created to help maintain this trail, clean up trash, and just keep an eye out for illegal dumping and trespassers Washington is blessed with some beautiful country and riders from all over would definitely make good use of another legal trail to ride on. We would like to see the eastern section of the John Wayne Trail kept open and NOT transferred back to adjacent land owners.
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